Fixture fastener



.ma Dec. 2, 1941. M. McKlNzlE 2,264,852

FIXTURE FASTENER Filed July 17, 1939 37 0 j. Jg Je 3/ Ffa.; C j; Mm

-INVENTOK Mfr/ME@ /Vf/vz/f BY l ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 2, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My present invention relates to a fixture fastening or securing means, adapted for fastening or securing fixtures to wood or similar foundations.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide means whereby fixtures of various kinds may be easily and quickly secured into place so that they cannot be easily removed.

Another object of this invention is to provide such means for securing xtures or devices to wood or similar foundations without the use of screws or any other member in addition to the fixture or device itself.

An important object also of this invention is to provide securing means which will substantially lock the fixture into the wood or similar foundation by reason of its construction and the particular manner in which it is driven into the wood or other foundation.

A further object of this invention is to provide a novel securing means in itself for fastening or securing the fixture, which may be easily and economically made, and easily and quickly driven into the wood or other foundation.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, I have devised a xture fastening or securing means having certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational View of a hanger, taken from the outside of the window screen, and embodying my invention in one form;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation thereof, taken at 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view, taken from the side of the hook member, forming one part of the window screen lhanger, and embodying my invention in one form;

Figo-f4 is a similar view of the eye member of the window screen hanger, and embodying a similar form of my invention; and,

Fig. 5 is a view of the hook member, shown in Fig. 3 after the same is driven into a piece of wood or other similar foundation, and showing by dotted lines this hook member partially driven into the same.

Although the present embodiment of my invention is in a window screen hanger, it is obvious that certain portions of my structure may be applied to the fastening or securing of other xtures or devices to wood or similar foundations. The present specification, however, shall be confined to the application to a window screen hanger.

The hanger, in this instance, consists of two members; namely, the hook member I and the eye member 2, the former of which is commonly secured to the window casing A and the latter of which is secured to the screen frame B. Both the hook and eye members are provided with similar securing means 3 and 4, which are best shown in Figs. 3 and 4 respectively. These fastening or securing means are staple-like members having cross-portions 3a and 4a and pointed legs 3b and 4b. 'I'he opposite lateral edges of the outer ends of the legs diverge inwardly from the pointed ends, as shown by the edges 3c and 3L`1 in Fig. 3. The inner sides of the inner ends of the legs have angular cut out portions 3 whereby the inner end portions of the legs are weakened at 3f so that the legs may be bent readily about said weakened portions.

The bending of the legs is effected when the staple-like members are driven into the wood or other foundation. The dotted line representation of the hook member I, in Fig. 5 shows the same partially driven into the wood by a hammer or other blow at the portion C. When the member I is struck with a blow on the shoulder D, the member I is tilted in the opposite angular position causing the leg furtherest in the wood A to be bent about its weakened portion. When the blow is directed at C the other leg is bent about its weakened portion. The blows are alternated until the member I assumes the solid line position shown in Fig. 5, in which the legs are distorted or bent from the normal shape shown in Fig. 3.

The shoulders, designated 3g and 3h, are provided at the end of the staple-like member and at the opposite sides of the hook portion or support 5 which is secured to the staple-like member at the median line. This hook portion or support is narrower than the member 3, leaving the shoulders 3g and 3h, on which the staplelike member may be alternately struck. The eye portion or support 6 is secured to the member 4 in a similar manner, leaving shoulders Ig and 4h.

It will be noted that the end 5 of the hook portion or support 5 is bent at an obtuse angle, so that the member I may not be struck and driven into the casing A except on the shoulders. 'I'he eye portion or support 6 is similarly bent at 6a at an obtuse angle to the member I, and the outer portion 6b is also bent at an angle to the portion 6, as shown best in Fig. 2. In this manner also, the member 2 must be driven into the screen frame B by striking against the shoulders ira-md 4h.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, and a particular application thereof to a window screen hanger, I do not Wish to be limited to the same, but desire to include in the scope of my invention, the construction, combination, and arrangement, substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In a fixture fastener, a support having a securing means at the inner end and median line thereof, said securing means comprising a staplelike member having pointed legs reduced in crosssection near the ends of their juncture with the cross portion of the staple-like member, providing readily bendable portions intermediate the ends of the legs, the longitudinal axes of the legs being positioned at an acute angle with the longitudinal'axis of the staple-like member, said support, at the juncture with the staple-like member, being narrower than the latter, providing strlmnsllglldgrgn the staple-like member beyond and at the opposite sides of the support.

2. In a fixture fastener, a support having a securing means at the inner end and median line thereof, said securing means comprising a. staplelike member having pointed legs reduced in crosssection near the ends of their juncture with the cross portion of the staple-like member, providing readily bendable portions intermediate the ends of the legs, the longitudinal axes of the legs being positioned at an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the staple-like member, said support, at the juncture with the staple-like member, being narrower than the latter, providing striking shoulders on the staple-like member beyond and at the opposite sides of the support, the points of the legs lying in lines extending perpendicularly from substantially the inner ends of the shoulders.

3. In a fixture fastener, a support having a securing means at the inner end and median line thereof, said securing means comprising a fiat staple-like member having pointed legs, the opposite lateral edges of the end portion of each leg diverging backwardly with respect to each other, the inner ends of the legs having cut out portions to weaken the inner ends of the legs to facilitate lateral bending at said inner ends, the longitudinal axes of the legs being positioned at an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the staple-like member, said support, at the juncture with the staple-like member being narrower than the latter, providing striking shoulders on the staple-like member beyond and at the opposite sides of the support.

4. In a fixture fastener, a support having a securing means at the inner end and median line thereof, said securing means comprising a at staple-like member having pointed legs, the opposite lateral edges of the end portion of each leg diverging backwardly with respect to each other, the inner ends of the legs having cut out portions to weaken the inner ends of the legs to facilitate lateral bending at said inner ends, the longitudinal axes of the legs being positioned at an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the staple-like member, said support, at the juncture with the staple-like member being narrower than the latter,l providing striking shoulders on the staple-like member beyond and at the opposite sides of the support, the support being joined to the end of the staple-like member at an obtuse angle to the plane of the securing means.

5. In a fixture fastener, a support having a securing means at the inner end and median line thereof, said securing means comprising a staplelike member having pointed legs reduced in crosssection near the ends of their juncture with the cross portion of the staple-like member, providing readily bendable portions intermediate the ends of the legs, the longitudinal axes of the legs being positioned at an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the staple-like member, said support, at the juncture with the staple-like member, being narrower than the later, providing striking shoulders on the staple-like member beyond and at the opposite sides of the support, the support being joined to the end of the staplelike member at an obtuse angle to the plane thereof.

MORTIMER MCKINZIE. 

